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According to India Today cameraperson, a group of drunk men roughed up them.

Over 15,000 cops have been mobilised to maintain security.

India Today Deputy Editor Rohini Swamy was rushed to hospital after being attacked by goons during angry protests in Bengaluru over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.According to India Today cameraperson Madhu, a group of drunk men roughed up the duo of Rohini and Madhu as they covered the

India Today Deputy Editor Rohini Swamy was rushed to hospital after being attacked by goons during angry protests in Bengaluru over the Cauvery water-sharing dispute.

According to India Today cameraperson Madhu, a group of drunk men roughed up the duo of Rohini and Madhu as they covered the acts of arson and vandalism on the streets on Mysore Road.

No police could be seen in the area as angry mobs overturned and burnt vehicles on the road. The Bengaluru Police has meanwhile claimed that over 15,000 cops have been mobilised to maintain security and Section 144 (prohibiting assembly of more than 10 people in an area) has been imposed in the IT city.

Earlier, Rohini Swamy had been threatened by a pro-Kannada organisation activist who walked up to her and warned her against covering the clashes.

When Rohini and her cameraperson turned the camera on him, asking why he wanted them to stop, he fled on his two-wheeler. However, he then turned back to take a photo of the two journalists on his phone.